Meridian Watches
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Sounds like a new set up in England...
http://www.meridianwatches.com/watches.html
Bit out of my price range!
http://www.meridianwatches.com/watches.html
Bit out of my price range!
Hoofy said:
Cheers, hadn't seen that thread.Interesting views, mostly negative though.
I went to check these guys out at SalonQP to see what all the fuss was about. They seemed decent blokes and when you see and wear the watch it's really not too bad and looks to be well made. The straps are nice a chunky and seem good quality. Main issues I had were I found the design a little uninspiring, they're too big for me (46 mm), and I think that the other competition at the £5k price point means that I would probably go elsewhere before I put my money on a Meridian. I can't help but think that a cheaper, smaller watch would bring them more business.
I would say though that most of the negative comments I've seen on other forums are, I suspect, from people that haven't seen or worn the watch and people that don't have £5k to spend on a watch.
I would say though that most of the negative comments I've seen on other forums are, I suspect, from people that haven't seen or worn the watch and people that don't have £5k to spend on a watch.
Mr_Tickle said:
I would say though that most of the negative comments I've seen on other forums are, I suspect, from people that haven't seen or worn the watch and people that don't have £5k to spend on a watch.
Sorry but no! at the £5k price point there are better, more attractive and safer watches to buyGood grief!!!
I think the views above sum it up. Watches with 6497 and 6498 based movements from a start-up business but with £5K price tags? It's utter madness. The prices position them with the estabished big-name competition.
Consider this: oversize case, sandwich dial, 24mm strap, reworked Unitas movement. Basically it is an English equivalent of a Panerai. Despite Panerai being overpriced for what they are, you could pick up a new PAM 177 (though actually a Radiomir might be a more logical alternative) with a variety of Toshi straps for less than one of those Meridian models.
I think the views above sum it up. Watches with 6497 and 6498 based movements from a start-up business but with £5K price tags? It's utter madness. The prices position them with the estabished big-name competition.
Consider this: oversize case, sandwich dial, 24mm strap, reworked Unitas movement. Basically it is an English equivalent of a Panerai. Despite Panerai being overpriced for what they are, you could pick up a new PAM 177 (though actually a Radiomir might be a more logical alternative) with a variety of Toshi straps for less than one of those Meridian models.
Mr_Tickle said:
£5k to spend on a watch.
£5k isn't what you spend on just a watch, you spend it on a timepiece with pedigree. A miniature machine that with TLC will last longer than you. Or a Graham TT Maxx Overlord Bulldog.These will have the resale value of my Jim'll fix it annuals in my grans loft.
I read a thread a couple of years ago about someone starting his own boutique brand laser cutting sandwich dials and using superlume whatever it is. I'll try and dig it out, it was an interesting read, and certainly pitched at the very lower triple figures.
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